... hi how hard is it to catch hiv off a woman ive heard its harder than the other way round thanks (4 replies)
... HIV is hard to get. That does not mean throw caution and condoms to the wind. ... (18 replies)
... Nice to hear from you as well. It's nice that you sent out a search party for me but don't worry I'm always around and reading what's new. ... (35 replies)
... i started a post looking for you, i guess you didn't see it. but i am sooooo glad to hear from you now. ... (35 replies)
... About how long does it take for a person to feel the symptoms after an questionable encounter. ... (3 replies)
... Good luck on your test. From what you say your chances of being positive are not that high. HIV is harder to catch then other STDs and it does transmit better when other STDs are involved. ... (1 replies)
... The CDC pegs it at 1 in 2000 for female to male vaginal transmission. Where they get it from? ... (8 replies)
... where do these hiv stats come from? ... (8 replies)
... Thanks again Apollo, I guess we all come to these boards for reassurance that we have only a slim chance of picking up this virus, that we will test ok, and that our lives will move on. ... (18 replies)
... All i can tell you from my knowledge is, PEP is the same combination of medication which are taken as a part of HIV Positive medications. ... (8 replies)
... I understand that my risk is low when compared to unprotected vaginal and anal sex... ... (17 replies)
... Antiibiotics will not effect the HIV test, only antiviral drugs like PEP will... ... (17 replies)
... weeks post exposure but it can be as quick as a few days in some very rare cases. ... (4 replies)
... get an Rx written, fill it, and take it... I don't know the statistics on how many infections PEP is thought to have prevented, but I do know HIV is supposed to reach one's lymphatic system and be all over the body and replicating like crazy within a few hours. ... (3 replies)
... all the time. In fact, i had to stop a few times and get it back up. Upon ejaculation, i decided i was gonna pull out and ejaculate inside the condom away from the vagina. ... (6 replies)
... Well, like you said, anything is possible. But to my knowledge, neither my ex, or his last girlfriend have HIV. And IF he was to have it, he would have had to have gotten it from her....as he is not a drug user, and is totally heterosexual. And according to what Im hearing, its hard for a male to get it FROM a female. ... (16 replies)
... i just find it a bit hard to believe that if the virus dies easily outside the body then you would think that they would have a cure based on that assumption. ... (15 replies)
... My results were ready last night as my family was over for Thanksgiving. No one knew that I was waiting for the results. As a precursor, after giving oral sex to a woman and having minimal unprotected intercourse, three days later I developed THRUSH and a fever of 102.7 degrees, which lasted about a week. ... (3 replies)
... Well for one you can not base HIV off of symptoms. Since you have protected yourself through most of your sexual acts you should be ok. You gotta remeber that HIV is a really hard thing to catch, if protected it is nearly impossible. ... (11 replies)
... omething cause he said if he would of let the blood stay on there and not recognized it right off top then it would of sinked in his pee hole plus he say that he is not circumsized so the extra layer of skin on his penis would probably protect him from some of the stds, maybe. ... (5 replies)
